02/02/2020 - 11:00
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There are American traditions that do not go unnoticed and that transcend throughout the world. Of all of them, one of the highest is on the list is the Super Bowl , that is, the final of the National Football League ( NFL ) football championship.
This 2020 will be the 54th edition of the Super Bowl , which already has its finalists: San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, the two best teams in the regular series that achieved the unthinkable: cut the streak of four consecutive finals to which they had accessed the New England Patriots by the hand of their endless emblem, Tom Brady, for many the best quarterback in the history of this sport.
Now, without that almighty ghost on their heads, those of Missouri and those of California will have the responsibility of being at the height when fighting for the maximum trophy.
In the Wilson Sporting factory they already have the model they will use for the Super Bowl 54 final.
On the side of the Chiefs, who are the favorites to win the trophy even if they only won once the Super Bowl (in 1970), the game planning will fall on Patrick Mahomes , his quarterback, one of the NFL figures and the that many expect to have tremendous professional growth. Expectations are also set on defensive back Rashad Fenton and cornerback Charvarius Ward.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes during a training in Kansas, during the days leading up to the grand final.
On the other hand, the San Francisco 49ers (the team owes this name to the gold rush that was lived in 1849 in the city), a team led by Kyl Shanahan, support their movements in the field over their quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo . The defensive strategy is in the hands of its tacklers, among which DJ Jones and Mick McGlinchey stand out. Together they will go for the sixth Super Bowl in the history of the team, which already won it in 1982, 1985, 1989, 1990 and 1995.
Jimmy Garoppolo, the hope of the San Francisco 49ers.
Another star to follow closely is Raheem Mostert , who after playing on several teams found his world in San Francisco. It is an explosive corridor that knows how to squeeze the offensive system of Californians.
Mostert, the great 49ers offensive runner.
When and where is the Super Bowl 2020
The meeting between San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs will be this Sunday, February 2 from 22.30 (Argentine time).
It will be held at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, historically known as Sun Life Stadium. It is an imposing structure with capacity for 65 thousand people, which is also used for large recitals. Since the late 80's, it is the home of the Dolphins , the city's football team.
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It is a symbol of the city of Miami, and by 2021 the surroundings of Hard Rock Stadium and its nearby parking lots will be part of the Formula 1 race.
How to watch the 2019 Super Bowl on TV and online
In some countries of South America, such as Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile, the grand finale of the 2020 edition of American football, to be played on Sunday, February 2 in Miami (United States) can be followed live on Fox Sports and ESPN from 20.30, time when the game will start.
The expected local time for the launch of the kick-off of the game in the United States is 18.30. That is, the same schedule in Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru; 17.30 in Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua and 19.30 in Venezuela and Bolivia.
The live images that Fox Sports will broadcast can be captured by its App Store, Google Play, cable television, YouTube and the website www.foxsports.com, through its different platforms.
Who will perform at the halftime show
In addition to what happens between the two teams, without a doubt all the eyes of the world will be mainly on the halftime show , a mega show that is characterized by having top-level artists and a unique staging.
This year, two Latin "bombs" will be the central attraction: Shakira and Jenifer López . Both promised a show in which they will pay tribute to the Latin essence, with a feminist message.
In addition, the Mexican group Los Tigres del Norte will open the broadcast worldwide through a video of the band that will commemorate the 100 campaigns of the NFL, and will include the passion of the Latin American public for American football.
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will be seen by millions of viewers around the world at the Half-Time Show of
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In the last editions, other artists that appeared in the Super Bowl were Maroon 5, Lady Gaga, Bruce Coldplay, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Bruce Springsteen or Madonna.
Why the Super Bowl is called the NFL final
History tells us that in 1966, the two football associations that were in the United States, the NFL and the AFL, decided to play a great final between their two champions. Lamar Hunt, founder of the Chiefs, proposed the Super Bowl hat as a pun on a bouncing ball called Super Ball, with which his children played.
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Thus, his idea went from Super Ball to Super Bowl, mixing that little balls, the bowls (so, because of the shape of the bowls, the inter-college football finals are known) and the qualifier of "super", something that finally remained perfectly to the event, the most important of all sports in the United States.
Lamar Hunt, then the owner of the Kansas Chiefs, was the one who had the idea of calling him Super Bowl.
Numbers and curiosities of the Super Bowl 2020
* The Super Bowl 2020 is the sporting event that generates more profits worldwide. It is estimated that it can be placed in more than $ 600,000 billion globally for this, its 54th edition.
* The city of Miami expects to exceed $ 6 billion in profits with the most anticipated sporting event of the year.
* Only 620 million dollars will be collected in ticket offices, a figure that can increase with the resale of tickets whose prices for the 2020 Super Bowl tickets are between 5,000 and 50,000 dollars
* For this edition they believe they will exceed 130 million chicken wings that were sold in the 2019 Super Bowl.
In the 2020 Super Bowl chicken wings will be one of the most consumed foods.
* They estimate they will sell pizzas and hamburgers for $ 89 million during Super Bowl day. They estimate that they will prepare about 37,000 hot dogs.
There will be more than 200 food stalls at the Hars Rock Stadium in Miami for the 2020 Super Bowl final.
* The Super Bowl presents a business opportunity for everyone, so experts say that the United States could have imported more than 100,000 tons of avocado for the preparation of guacamole during the day of the meeting across the country.
* The fever generated by the Super Bowl marks a fact: in 2019 the sale of beers exceeded 1.3 billion dollars throughout the country , but also the department stores reported a significant increase in television sales, even hours before starting the match.
Partido yc erveza, a duo that goes hand in hand in the NFL.
* To support the monumental transmission of the TV they estimate that they will use 550 workers, more than 100 television cameras and more than 800 kilometers of wiring.
* Super Bowl day is the day of the year with the most bets recorded in the United States. The calculations suggest that in this 2020 edition, on February 2, mark a record number of 4.7 billion dollars in punters across the country.
They estimate that Super Bowl day is the one with the highest betting volume in the United States.
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Source: NFL Infographic: CLARÍN